STATE GRANT WILL HELP POMPANO LIBRARY

The city library will be able to do interlibrary searches in one-third the time, thanks to a state grant.

Last week, the city accepted a $6,772 grant that will fund a microcomputer and the telecommunications systems that go with it. Together, they will allow librarians to search electronically for books throughout the state.

Head librarian Dorothy Field said the current procedure is to send a written request by mail to the state library in Tallahassee. Librarians in Tallahassee electronically search for the book, and then send the results by mail to the local libraries. Field said the entire process takes about six weeks at best.

Field said the new system, which should be on line this fall, will enable residents to get books within two weeks.